Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
Fire the Animal to Heat Up Random Howse for New Years Eve
Monday, December 31, doors open at 9, Random Howse -- from April Duke for Random Howse -- Orcas raised Brian Duke and his band mates from the greater Los Angeles area will be flying up
OICF Efforts Receive National Recognition
-- from Hilary Canty for Orcas Community Foundation -- The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) received great national recognition recently in an article focused on the Foundation’s support of affordable housing posted on Inside Philanthropy.
OPALCO Bills Going Up in January
-- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- When OPALCO members open their bills in January, they will be, on average, $9.50 higher. OPALCO is raising rates as a necessary part of providing power to our
The Holy Dark: Thoughts on the Winter Solstice
–by Margie Doyle, reprinted upon request — Going through these wild and windy and sad days, it can be harder than usual to bear the slings and arrows of daily fortune (or misfortune). We
Letter to Editor | Music Room To Be Constructed in 2019
At the school board meeting on Tuesday evening, December 18, board members decisively elected to construct the long-awaited Multi-purpose/Music Room, which was on the Alternate list of the recent re-bid for the 2017 Bond Construction.
Walk Out of Old Year, Into New at Emmanuel Labyrinth
Monday, December 31, 4 - 6 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Anita Holladay -- Emmanuel Episcopal Church will open its Parish Hall on Monday, December 31, from 4 until 6 p.m., for an indoor
School Approves Building of Music Room – Awards Construction Project
-- by Kimberley Kimple, Orcas Issues reporter -- The second opening of bids for the next phase of 2017 Bond and Levy Construction projects was the order of business in the first of two school
Guest Opinion | There Are How Many Vacation Rental Permits?
-- from Joe Symons -- I’m starting a series of commentaries on the future of our archipelago given that San Juan County (SJC) is crafting an update to its Comprehensive Plan as required by the
Community Long-Term Care Options Task Force Forming
-- from Community Long-Term Care Options Task Force -- To address the crisis created by the closure of the Life Care Center of the San Juan Islands, the Community Long-Term Options Task Force was created. Immediate
Crow Valley String Band “Home for Christmas” at Orcas Center
Friday, December 21, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center We are excited to let you know about a concert we are doing at the ORCAS CENTER on FRIDAY DECEMBER 21 at 7.30 p.m. We are calling it
New Member Sworn In to Board of Fire Commissioners
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- At the December 17 regular meeting of the Orcas Board of Fire Commissioners (BOFC)—which may have broken the record for brevity, 30 minutes—Rick Christmas was sworn in
School Board to Meet
Tuesday, December 18, 5 p.m., Orcas School Library -- from Orcas Island School District -- Notice of a Special (Regular Monthly) School Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 AGENDA5:00 pm CALL TO ORDER –
SJIMA to Celebrate Community
Thursday, December 20, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m., San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- from Diane Martindale for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- On December 20, the San Juan Islands Museum of Art
A Child’s Christmas Returns
Monday, December 24, 3:30 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Suzanne Olson for UU Fellowship -- The UU Fellowship will once again offer a magical evening of storytelling with Howard Barbour reading Dylan Thomas' A
Fire Commission Meets Monday
Monday, December 17, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Marla Johns for Orcas Fire Commissioners -- Commissioners: Wesley Heinmiller (Chair), Amanda Montague, Jim Helminski, Tim Fuller, Commissioner Christmas. Chief Scott Williams, Orcas Island Fire
Letter to Editor | Keep the School Music Room
-- from Music Advocacy Group -- The reduced scope of the 2017 School Construction Bond has relegated the Multi-purpose/Music Room to the ‘Alternate’ category, in are-prioritized list of projects for a new bid package. There
